The Complete Illustrated Guide to Minerals, Rocks & Fossils of the World: A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Over 700 Minerals, Rocks, Plants and ... and How to Identify Them, With More Than - Softcover

Farndon, John; Parker, Steve

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9781780192314: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Minerals, Rocks & Fossils of the World: A Comprehensive Reference Guide to Over 700 Minerals, Rocks, Plants and ... and How to Identify Them, With More Than
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1780192312 ISBN 13: 9781780192314
Publisher: Southwater, 2012

Synopsis

This work provides a complete reference for those interested in earth sciences Each section includes an introduction which explains how phenomena have formed and there are instructions on home testing methods as well as a full directory on rocks and minerals featuring over 700 in-depth specimen profiles

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About the Author

John Farndon is a specialist in Earth science. He has been shortlisted three times for the COPUS Science Book Prize, for books such as How the Earth Works (Dorling Kindersley) and The Book of the Brain (Hodder), as well as Rocks and Crystals (Sterling), and Rocks and Minerals (Benchmark). Steve Parker is a Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London and has worked at London's Natural History Museum. He has written more than 200 books on the natural world, biology, technology and general sciences.

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Publisher
Southwater
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1780192312
ISBN 13 
9781780192314
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
512
Rating
  • 4.39 out of 5 stars
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